Shelter offering holiday rates on cats, dogs

In honor of the Fourth of July holiday, the Humane Society of Henderson County is offering special adoption fees this weekend on dogs and cats.

The shelter has a huge surplus of kittens, so the adoption fee for all cats and kittens has been dropped to just $4 per feline. Also, people who can't adopt a cat themselves are encouraged to donate $17.76, which will sponsor the adoption of four cats or kittens, allowing the adoptive family to not have to pay anything for the pet.

"We're so overpopulated and we've received so many kittens that we're hoping to clear out and get them some good homes," HSHC receptionist and event coordinator Dotti Keister said Wednesday.

Although the shelter will be closed today for the holiday, it will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday for adoptions.